Guidebook for Glasgow
Everything Else
Western Infirmary
Dumbarton RoadMajor teaching hospital.
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton RdLearning, teaching and all things cultural.
Hunterian Art Gallery
82 Hillhead StCharles Rennie MacIntosh's interior
The Tall Ship at Riverside
150 Stobcross Rdinspiring
THE place to shop - this one street in Glasgow's city centre knocks London's shops on their arse
138 locals recommend
Buchanan Street
Buchanan StreetTHE place to shop - this one street in Glasgow's city centre knocks London's shops on their arse
Sightseeing
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western RdBeautiful and clever.
The Tenement House
145 Buccleuch Sthistorical and cultural review
architecturally amazing and we are restoring it to its full glory following last year's fire
100 locals recommend
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Starchitecturally amazing and we are restoring it to its full glory following last year's fire
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse Rdtransport museum
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath Stthe wow factor
architecture - there are many guided tours available or just look around you
18 locals recommend
Hyndland station
architecture - there are many guided tours available or just look around you
Arts & Culture
quirky shops, restaurants, pubs, cinema, clubs ... the centre of nights out in the West End.
143 locals recommend
Byres Road
Byres Roadquirky shops, restaurants, pubs, cinema, clubs ... the centre of nights out in the West End.
Oran Mor
Byres Roadjust one of the venues for Celtic Connections and the Comedy Festival
a beautifully restored old time cinema nestled in Ashton Lane - the cobbled street where only pubs and very good restaurants are located and one of many venues for the Glasgow Film Festival
123 locals recommend
Grosvenor
24 Ashton Lna beautifully restored old time cinema nestled in Ashton Lane - the cobbled street where only pubs and very good restaurants are located and one of many venues for the Glasgow Film Festival
I have hosted several guests who were working at the BBC and they tell me the location is perfect for it and related business services.
22 locals recommend
BBC Scotland
40 Pacific QuayI have hosted several guests who were working at the BBC and they tell me the location is perfect for it and related business services.
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Stthe sound quality!
Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific Quaylearning
Shopping
SEC Centre
Space ship from the outside, concert hall acoustics on the inside
If you fancy a wander along a real Glasgow 'High Street' to people watch from a real pub, join in 'the patter' or even go to the shops let me recommend Dumbarton Road, Partick.
9 locals recommend
Partick
If you fancy a wander along a real Glasgow 'High Street' to people watch from a real pub, join in 'the patter' or even go to the shops let me recommend Dumbarton Road, Partick.
Food Scene
The Ubiquitous Chip, Brel and about 20 other bars and restaurants in 300 meters of candle lit, cobbled backstreet
224 locals recommend
Ashton Lane
Ashton LaneThe Ubiquitous Chip, Brel and about 20 other bars and restaurants in 300 meters of candle lit, cobbled backstreet
The Hanoi Bike Shop
8 Ruthven Lnthe taste
The Bothy Restaurant - for my money - a better bet even that the more famous Ubiquitous Chip - which is in Ashton Lane just across Byres Road
15 locals recommend
Ruthven Lane
Ruthven LaneThe Bothy Restaurant - for my money - a better bet even that the more famous Ubiquitous Chip - which is in Ashton Lane just across Byres Road
The very popular new restaurant on the Peckham's site.... and the host can get you a table... no matter what you've heard.
15 locals recommend
Peckhams
43 Clarence DrThe very popular new restaurant on the Peckham's site.... and the host can get you a table... no matter what you've heard.
Hotel du Vin Glasgow
1 Devonshire GardensOne Devonshire Gardens - it is POSH - obviously.
Epicures
159 Hyndland Rdlunch
Delizique
Hyndland Streetstyle and substance
Drinks & Nightlife
Lismore
206 Dumbarton Rdwhisky and folk music
Nick's Neighbourhood Bar & Diner
168 Hyndland Rdmy local - lucky me!